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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

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Petersen: Utah Should Address Shrinking Public Schools

By Josh Petersen July 26, 2018

According to the cliché catchphrase, everything is bigger in Texas, but in one key area, Utah has the Lone Star state beat. Utah has the second largest average class size for elementary schools. As many...

Pygmalion Productions 2018-2019 Season Will Remain Female Focused

Pygmalion Productions’ 2018-2019 Season Will Remain Female Focused

By Josh Petersen July 25, 2018

Founded in 1995, Pygmalion Productions is an Ogden and Salt Lake-based theatre company with an explicit goal of producing plays which give voice to female experiences.  Every season, Pygmalion presents...

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Petersen: Obsessive Fandoms Need to Stop Protecting Abusers

By Josh Petersen July 25, 2018

It seems as if every other hilarious tweet on my timeline is some version of a “stan” account.  Stans, likely named after the Eminem song about an obsessive fan, are enthusiastic supporters of any...

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2018’s Songs of the Summer

By Josh Petersen July 18, 2018

Breezy, upbeat 'pop music' has become as quintessential to summer as 4th of July barbeques and trips to the pool. True, the term, "Song of the Summer" may be little more than an ill-defined marketing ploy...

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To Binge or Not To Binge Episode 20: “Bojack Horseman”

By Josh Petersen July 14, 2018

“Bojack Horseman” is simultaneously one of television’s most idiosyncratic shows and one of its most crowd-pleasing. To the uninitiated, the premise sounds like a bad comedy sketch or a mad scientist’s...

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Binge Bytes: “In the Dark”

By Josh Petersen July 1, 2018

While true crime stories are popular across a variety of mediums — from television to books to film — true crime has become a genuine obsession for many podcasting fans. When “Serial” premiered...

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Petersen: Mental Health Care Must Be Accessible and Affordable

By Josh Petersen June 28, 2018

Within the span of a week, fashion designer Kate Spade and television host Anthony Bourdain both committed suicide, shocking millions of fans across the world. Hearing news of anyone dying by suicide after...

Craft Lake City Celebrates DIY Artisans

Craft Lake City Celebrates DIY Artisans

By Josh Petersen June 18, 2018

This August, Utah residents will have a chance to participate in what has become a celebrated annual tradition. Craft Lake City, now in its tenth year, is a self-described “DIY festival,” designed...

Charli XCX Is the Anti-Pop Star

Charli XCX Is the Anti-Pop Star

By Josh Petersen June 14, 2018

At one point in time, around late 2013 and early 2014, Charli XCX was on the precipice of becoming one of the biggest pop stars in the world. She co-wrote and was featured on a hit song — “I Love...

Linda Brown in 1964

Petersen: School Segregation Is Not a Problem of the Past

By Josh Petersen June 6, 2018

In March, Linda Brown, the center of the landmark 1954 Supreme Court decision Brown v. Board of Education, died at age 76. After Brown was denied access to a whites-only school in Topeka, Kansas, her...